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Slit-Lamp Infection Protector Cover for COVID-19.

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Baseline Findings in the Retrospective Digital Computer Analysis of Keratoconus Evolution (REDCAKE) Project.

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To present the baseline data for a large cohort of patients with keratoconus enrolled in the Retrospective Digital Computer Analysis of Keratoconus Evolution (REDCAKE) study. Eight centers contributed the Scheimpflug tomographical data for 906 patients with keratoconus, 743 measured with a Pentacam and 163 with a Galilei. The stage of keratoconus a...

Long-term Outcomes of Punctal Cauterization in the Management of Ocular Surface Diseases.

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To evaluate the long-term outcomes of surgical occlusion of lacrimal puncta using thermal cautery in the management of ocular surface diseases. We reviewed medical records of 80 consecutive patients from a single academic center who underwent punctal cauterization. Patient demographics, ocular history, symptoms, and signs of ocular surface diseases...

Interferon Alfa-2b for Pigmented Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia: A Report of 8 Lesions.

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To study the efficacy of interferon alfa-2b (IFN-a2b) on pigmented ocular surface squamous neoplasia (p-OSSN) and assess the resolution of the pigment to the treatment. A retrospective case series of 8 tumors in 7 patients. The mean age at diagnosis of p-OSSN was 65 years (median, 61 years; range, 51-84 years), and all patients were men. The mean d...

Topography-Guided Photorefractive Keratectomy for Postkeratoplasty Astigmatism: Long-Term Outcomes.

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To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy (TG-PRK) for postkeratoplasty refractive error correction. A retrospective interventional case series of 54 eyes of 50 patients who underwent previous corneal transplants. Unaided distance visual acuity (UDVA) and best corrected visual acuity (CDVA), mani...

Long-term Results of Intraocular Pressure Elevation and Post-DMEK Glaucoma After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratopla...

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Intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation occurs regularly after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). This study evaluated the long-term incidence of IOP elevation and post-DMEK glaucoma after DMEK. A total of 463 consecutive DMEKs in 352 patients performed between September 2011 and September 2014 at the Universitätsmedizin-Charité Berlin...

Clinical Outcomes of Allogeneic Ocular Surface Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Patients.

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To describe the outcomes of allograft ocular surface stem cell transplantation (OSST) and the complication profile of systemic immunosuppression (SI) in pediatric patients with limbal stem cell deficiency. This was a retrospective interventional case series from a single tertiary referral institution of 20 eyes from 13 patients who 1) underwent all...

Association of Collagen Gene (COL4A3) rs55703767 Variant With Response to Riboflavin/Ultraviolet A-Induced Collagen Cros...

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To investigate for the first time the association of collagen COL4A3 (rs55703767), COL5A1 (rs7044529), and COL4A4 (rs2229813) variants with response to corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) with riboflavin and ultraviolet A in patients with keratoconus (KC). A total of 147 eligible patients with KC were genotyped for the specified collagen variants ...

Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Using a Pull-Through Technique With Novel Infusion Forceps.

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To describe a surgical technique of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) using an endothelium-in pull-through technique with novel infusion forceps and report 6-month clinical outcomes. This is a retrospective case series of 33 cases with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy who underwent either DMEK alone (n = 5), DMEK combined with ph...